Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-04-30

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a white Hosss. .Oplnisa.
From TIE Baltimore moi loan.
ono Of Mira Cloveland's most enthusiastic
admirers In jerry, tho sablo fsctotum OF the
White HOUSE, who Ia 70 10 sesn by the ire.
quentsr At any and oil hours bent upon the
faithful discharge Of his dutiea The nature
Of Jsrry's vocation 10 like the famed plume
OF Navarre-ever In sight In the thicksst OF
the fray Tor armed with pail Of water and
. long handled brush for cleaning the win.
dOwS or tho oil. powerfui broom, he seems
ubiquitous. He IN tall, fine looking negro
with gray head and agreeable iace, obliGln9
In manner and never 20 busy but that he can
stop for q pleasant word with any one who
iavorits suhlect-the fair young mistress OF
the White House. Mention the magic name
and Jerry 10 all attention Ia moment
Down goes the pail Of wats! and brush, 2.
resting one hand on his hip, the jolly old
"rom and Jerry" ~ he 10 Familiarity called,
Perhsps himself for . glowing euloRium.
Fore de- LNrd Of she ain't J,st do beautiful.
lest young crsetur I ever sOt eyes ON. You
smiiin' and hummin' away TO herself when
she thinks doro ain't nobody 70 hear. But
hears her, aud l j,st stands and watches
whar she hes been long after she Eits out tr
sight II the president had % TUX voy.
ago round de world he couldn't never Of
found any body tor beat her, 'causo she aint
70 be beS, no~har. How do she do In dc
house., yer say Well, guess Jlst most like
any body else, u she In do lust ledy In dc
land. Sometimes l see her comm down Dc
stairs 40 Jist ter have better look st her
sauntsrs out In dc hallway, and den ttst soon
~ she sets her pretty eyes on mo che smiles
on Gays, '8ool mornin', jerry jist -
though she was real glad tor SO ma Don
sho goes on, but somehow after dc! things
don't never soeln no trouble, cause Keeps
or thinkin' OF dat smile My! but she do
set or heap by do president and he-Isordy
he seem ter think der amt nuthin' ever
was like her, and no wonder, cause when
abe soos him or comm and sticks her bead
kinder on ono side o. she talk 70 him, tell
you what air, she takes do place. Yes, In.
deed, she's always do same, an he's pleas
ant word for each OF dc eerbants and what
likes, ahe don't never seem ter fergit der
wish. Sometimes l gifts TOR atudyint bout
her when sees do bls crowds u waitin' TOR
GIT In tor receptions, and Wondsrs OF any
Or dem could hold candle tsr
could do 10 sin'. never 70. come
inter dc White House. cause every day
think she grows sweeter aud proetior At
fust when sho come here, socm like she Was
sortar shy when do people stared 20 hard e
she GIT In de carriage tn 20 driv,n'. Don
sometimes her face flush up and she sorter
give . little run from de door TO the carriage
Of she was alone Hawkins, he $50 'er
oomin' and guess he'd know how abe feel,
cause he give dem horses one powerful jerk
and takes 'em = spinnin' out do gate and
down the avenue. But she done got used to
it now, and doant mind no moro ner nurtin'.
tell you, Il certainly do make mighty
heap or difference when she's In do house
and when he stays out to the country place
things gifts mighty lonesome here But,
Lord, ] might stand here Or hour talking
bout dat Deautiiuiiest young creeter and
never git no work done" And 80, with many
an inward chuckle and smile Of aatisfaction
over the pleasant memories awakened, Jerry
shoulders his broom and reluctantly tears
himself away.